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Filming mosquitoes reveals a new approach to flight
- erentz 10y agoTangent: Currently reading Deadliest Enemy [1] which I recommend. I'm firmly in favor of eradicating mosquitoes if we can find a safe means. Which I hope we do. [1] https://books.google.com/books/about/Deadliest_Enemy.html?id=lW-QDAEACAAJ&hl=en https://books.google.com/books/about/Deadliest_Enemy.html?id...
- devoply 10y ago> eradicating mosquitoes Not all mosquitoes are bad. Only some are. We should only eliminate those.
- ferologics 10y agoI supposed Elon will use this in the design of the next vehicle - https://qz.com/611677/elon-musk-is-thinking-about-building-an-electric-airplane-that-takes-off-vertically/ https://qz.com/611677/elon-musk-is-thinking-about-building-a...
- HillaryBriss 10y agoconsider that, if humanity had already carried through with the often discussed plan to eradicate mosquitoes, this knowledge of flight would probably never have been gained. and i wonder what other knowledge will be lost once we finally get rid of these deadly little bastards.
- jessriedel 10y agoWhatever that knowledge is, it's trivial compared to the 1M people a year killed by Malaria and other mosquito-causes disease.
- sand500 10y agowe could have an island with only male mosquitoes